Clothes-line reel.



No. 836,444. PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

'S. C. GOLDENBERG. CLOTHES LINE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 11:1905.

UNITED STATES Gr, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SIGMUND (J. GOLDENBER PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed March 11, 1905. Serial No. 249,600.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that BERG, a citizen of the Unite at Chicago, in the county of Co of Illinois, have invented new an I, SIGMUND C.

d States,

ok and State d useful Im- GOLDEN- residing This invention relates to a line-reel, and more especially to line reels, and has improvements in clothesfor its object to provide a device of this character that is simple, cheap,

and easily manipulated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of features.

a device embodying the improved Fig. 2 is a sectional detail on line 2,

Fig. 1, looking 1n. the direction indicated by the arrow.

A represents a rect consisting of the parallel side bars and the connecting end bars and 6.

reel B is rotatably mounted in the and consists of a flat body in 0 thing like the letter X, ing curved out, as at a, creasing winding-surface ward and also enlarges the line This form of a reel-body or spool vents the line from being jammed side bars and thereby preventing a nipulation thereof in the operation mg or unwinding.

body the coils in windi formly even and the liability ed. The companion side atthe end and upper side a is run off with guard out on the inner sides, as the overhanging edges 10.

the purpose 0 (1 within a proper work he same from slipping rangement serves the running line or cor ing limit and prevents t The reel-body is provided off at either side. with an aperture 11, end of the line may b ing the same.

The reel is rotated by square crank 12, having its a corresponding sock With this ng can be laid on uni to cramp avoidform -pieces bars are provi t which the line 7 8 and 9, at b, and providing This guard arf confining angular holding-frame 3 and 4 A lineframe A ontour somethe respective ends beand providing an in from the center out- -holding space.

also preagainst the free maof windof a reelded grooved through which the inner e run in properly fastenmeans of et 14,formed in a handend 13 inserted in the outer end of a stub-shaft 15, journaled in one of the side bars of the frame. The inner end 16 of the stub-shaft is pointed and inserted in the reel-body, as shown in Fig. 2. The pointed end of this shaft may be squared in cross-section, so as to provide a and is further secured to the reel-body by means of a flange or plate 17 and screws 18. A hand-grasp 19 may be placed in the side bar of the frame on the opposite side from that of the manipulating-crank orin the inner end cross-bar 5 of the frame, as shown.

One of the end cross-bars of the frame is provided with a diagonal notch 20 of considerable depth, which gradually narrows in the direction of the bottom, so that when a bight of the line is inserted therein it will be subjected to a drawing wedging action and lock the line at any point against being run out or wound up until properly released.

In practical working the reel is ordinarily rotated in the one direction by drawing out the line. When the required length has been run out, the line is inserted in the notch and the same locked against either being run out or wound up by means of the hand-crank.

The device will be found very convenient for handling a trolling-line in fishing.

The frame and reel-body will ordinarily be composed of wood, thus protecting the line from corrosion, as the same cannot come in contact with any metal surfaces.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In a device of the class described, a rectangular frame comprising companion side bars and joining end bars, a winding reel-body mounted therein, the guide-pieces secured to the ends of said side bars, means for locking the line against being run in or out, and means for rotating said reel-body.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SIGMUND C. GOLDENBERG.

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